bokutotiddies's manga / #angst level: medium(15)

this was pretty bomb. i liked it more than the first one abt his brother. it was more angsty but also i like the couple better together. even if the seme let way too much fucked shit slide. but i mean the uke literally repented for his actions for like 8 years of unrequited love so.

hi okay imma be honest this was one of the best bls ive read and the fact that it was so short is CRIMINAL but the way it had such an impact on me with such little content is incredible. this was so fucking great, from the characters to the plot to the structure of their relationship to the art style to the underlying message shared. im in love. ugh, i love kyousuke so much and i relate so much with the mentality of not knowing whether something is "right or wrong" and being too afraid to pursue anything that seems wrong. but hes also everything i want to be, from his self-assuredness and motivation and work drive. hes inspirational but pitiful at the same time. i cried reading this. i only ever cry for long ass works that have time to play w my emotions but this did it for me within the 5th chapter. i loved this so much. i want to read the rest of the authors works if theyre even half this good. ugh. so fucking good. 10/10 literally. the only issue is that its so short. i could read 50 chapters about them and not grow tired. cant wait to reread.

that was actually so fucking good. and i didnt even realize it til i was like 10 chapters from finishing. there were so many things that almost detered me and so many points i actually almost dropped it at but im so glad i didnt. i really REALLY liked how realistic everything was. people dont act like characters in most manga or manhwa stories, so i was really annoyed when everything didnt work out like it usually does in other stories. only then did it hit me how realistic it was. i probably wouldve acted the exact same way junwoo did in so many situations, even tho while reading it i found him obnoxious and selfish. hes so real. i relate with him a lot. im so glad they ended up with each other and found the courage to move forward together. the story was actually so very dark but also very motivating at some points. i really liked how junwoo was the one who eventually gained the courage to take a step forward, despite all the people who were pushing for him to do it. i hate to say it but i also relate with the hikikomori lifestyle this past year. i havent done anything for myself in a long time and i hate myself for not moving forward. my social anxiety has also been getting worse so thats there. junwoo being told that its never too late to start something was really nice to hear. wooyeon's past made me cry and his ex lover's note was so sweet and inspirational it almost made me get up and start getting to living life. authors note at the end was also very motivational. ugh i'm annoyed w myself for disliking it at the start, i think it was the art style (only for the faces) that i didnt like. and also the bad translations for the first like 7 chapters. i liked how much plot > smut there was. the smut was good but a good plot always beats that. but overall, i really liked it 8/10 (if you asked me at the halfway point i wouldve given it like a 4, thats how good the ending was)

this is one of the first mangas that i read on this site, so its one that ive been staying updated with for some time now, over the past year. it was really good throughout and im really glad there was a happy ending for them both. i was anxious that it would take a dark twist at any moment but it all worked out so yay. i just wish rize didnt call him brother when they were fucking yknow? LOL. like even when theyre alone, why keep up the act sldfjsd. but then again i dont think her perception of him as her "brother" is necessarily a familial one, just someone who is a constant presence of comfort and love for her. so its awks for the reader but thats just how she was raised i guess. anyways this was great. 9/10

SOB. SUCH A CUTE STORY. considering one of the mls is a murderer, this was surprisingly sweet and wholesome. craig IS SO PRECIOUS ive been attached to him since like the first chapter bc of how hardworking and lovely he is. hes also like really attractive, even more so than dean. i feel like i still have a few questions - like why was theo presented as a male due to her dads abuse? and why did dean have to be the one that dealt the finishing blow and murder ppl even after having henchmen who can do it for him? but like whateva their romance was so pure. PERFECT amount of smut too? like i was so excited when it was time for the seggs bro and it wasnt overbearing at all! the deeper aspects were really tragic and tugged at the heartstrings, tbh more so craigs situation than deans for me. i really wish this was longer too, it totally couldve been but i loved the lack of misunderstandings and how easily complications were solved. OH ALSO - DEAN IS THE KING OF CONSENT AND RESPECT BRO. LITERALLY he was so so sweet and in love and never forced himself or was aggressive and hurt craig at any point. hes perfect. overall 9/10

this was pretty good. i hated the bullying scenes so much, hyeongoh was so cute and kind that it hurt a lot to watch. im glad that the brothers were able to reunite but it sucks that we couldnt see more scenes of them actually getting along. also i feel like it wouldve been nice to see hyeongohs reaction whn he found out? namsoo being kinda mentally off made it difficult to get attached to his character and feel pity for him but like i liked him a lot regardless. i just want the best for hyeongoh hes such a cutiepie and i hope he lives a happy life from now on. seeing how in love their parents were hurt so much bc they wouldve been such a lovely family if it werent for that fucking bitch that killed them i hope shes rotting away somewhere. i love that all the bullies got exactly what they deserved. the art was so nice too. ngl like 45/60 chapters were boring like i understand the necessity for them but it only really got interesting towards the end. overall it was alright, 7/10.

im gonna choose to ignore 8.1s existence and i barely skimmed over it too so lets just assume that the events that took place when they were like in their 50s okay? its all good. anyways! this was a sad read. tbh after the first part i was kinda like meh abt them as a couple, maybe bc of how quickly they had gotten together? idk but i wasnt feeling it that much. but once some angst was added to the mix, i started to love tomohisa to absolute bits and kinda started hating hideo. he was so indecisive and kept trying to use tomohisa's "happiness" as an excuse not to sort out his own issues. it pissed me off and honestly i wouldve been cool w tomohisa ending up w his doc bff instead. but i am glad they worked it out together and pulled thru. its a huge decision to drop your entire life and move to a foreign country like that, so it shows his commitment and im happy that tomohisa was able to live happily until the end. it wasnt necessarily a relatable problem, since they both really loved e/o even thruout their break but it still hurt. agh. i still dont really like hideo tho tbfh. he just rubbed me the wrong way. he doesnt deserve tomohisa at all. whatever tho. 8/10

this was so good. definitely my fav in the entire series so far. ugh i lowkey wanted to read this bc it had yaoi in the tags, but i wasnt expecting to have my damn heart broken ugh. i love them together so much it was so fucking painful to see them apart. and sajous mom was the best person ever, it literally shouldve been his dad that died fuck him. hikaru shaving his hair off hurt me so much sob but they love each other so much that its okay. the wedding was adorable and im sad its all over now. ugh theyre such a great couple. reading more analysis on their fight and it makes so much sense why sajou felt the need to break up, and how it truly came full circle when he finally managed to stand up to the embodiment of his own internal homophobia for hikaru by standing up to his dad and choosing hikaru instead. sob so good ugh. i def wanna reread this when the official translations come out. i hope they animate this blanc too bc its really great. i have to say, this entire series is really endearing but not in a way im used to. usually i wouldnt really love these kind of reads (prior to blanc i mean) and was even sorta underwhelmed after the movie, but i really ended up liking the whole aesthetic by the time i got to here. not just the artstyle and the dialogue but the realness of their relationship. i felt like i couldnt tell how much they liked each other in the first story, even if they said they did. blanc was so necessary to prove to e/o how much they truly meant to one another. they practically fell in love a second time. anyways i didnt realize just how long this series would be when i decided to watch the movie but it was worth it. 9.5/10 (-0.5 bc of the translations/scans affecting the reading experience tbh otherwise 10)

ao haru ride was definitely a ride to say the least lol. i liked the anime but honestly i cant understand why they decided to animate such a tiny portion of the story and literally none of the main plot. the manga was so GOOD and the character development for both kou and futaba was done so so well. i have to say the star of the show is kou of course. this man had me experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions everytime he was present. i have many many mixed feelings for him but overall im extremely happy with his character at the end and i support them w most of my heart. touma is too lovable and wonderful for me to forget about him tho. hes the best boy ever and i hope hes able to find happiness somehow. he really didnt deserve the pain and anxiety he experienced through getting involved w these two but he is the one who decided to persist so its on him. theres definitely way too many things to say abt the plot. ill do jot notes ig: - futaba is very admirable and mature. definitely one of my fav fls. shes very persistent and bold sometimes, which can get annoying to watch but if she wasnt as headstrong as she is she wouldnt have achieved eveything she set out to accomplish, which is inspirational. she goes after everything she wants w all heart. how can u hate that. - kou's backstory is really dark and makes him probably one of the most complex shoujo characters ive ever read. his guilt towards narumi broke my heart and made me borderline hate him, but honestly it just proves how good of a person he really is, even if he did it for himself. you can say what you want abt kou but he is extremely loyal and faithful to his friends and loved ones. his journey back to "tanaka kou" was so fulfilling and watching his personality blossom was so fun. but he really did make me hate him for how he turned down futaba. but yknow what? i have never seen a male lead repent for his actions and suffer as much as kou. the love of his life literally dated a 10/10 in front of his eyes and all he could do is watch from the sidelines. those moments made my heart clench for kou but also flutter for touma. now this is what it means to have two amazing male leads and an effective love triangle set up, even if kou always owned futabas heart and we all knew that deep down. i love these 3 characters so much and i have to say that ahr is def one of my fav shoujo stories thus far. 9/10.

this was alright. i dont really love the main couple tbh. also the plot seemed just a bit messy. like the motivations behind each character werent really fleshed out that well. siwon falling for siwoon was paced well but siwoon was so absolutely shit at communicating abt anything, even when siwon would ask multiple times. tbh every character other than siwon was kinda awful. i also love taemin, like the og taemin, sm i really wish there couldve been more of him. he was so hot too, literally hotter than the actual seme. also smth that felt so unfufilling to me is that the siwon who commit suicide never got justice. yes they got that recording of his piece of shit brother confessing but the fuckers who raped him never paid for it and his death was wholly meaningless. a fucking person died and no one even mourned him. he was so nice and sweet to everyone too. thats ... really messed up i dont like that. even the main good guys in the story didnt give a fuck abt him. my fav part of the entire thing was seeing taemin beat up siwons bullies and create a hardass reputation for himself, that was great. anyways yeah this was pretty meh. 6/10